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Australasian gannet Morus serrator, Murawai Beach, Auckland, N #120695380
Description
Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. `Gannet` is derived from Old English ganot `strong or masculine. The other two species occur in the temperate seas around southern Africa, southern Australia and New Zealand.